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Viking Age Bronze Hanger with Central Mask and Beast Heads Viking Age Bronze Hanger with Central Mask and Beast Heads Viking Age Bronze Hanger with Central Mask and Beast Heads
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LOT 1716

Viking Age Bronze Hanger with Central Mask and Beast Heads

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (10.5 grams, 46 mm).

Anchor-shaped hanger with low-relief bearded male face to the centre, smaller face to the top, beast head finial at each arm and loop; foliage decoration to two arms. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1716

Viking Age Bronze Hanger with Central Mask and Beast Heads

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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